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callout villain critique

"We believe Epiq trades with a "credibility discount" that impedes the stock from realizing its full potential"

callout villain critique

"We believe UFPT's largest customer, ISRG, will materially reduce their spending with ISRG over the next year."

UFP Technologies, Inc. · UFPT Wolfpack Research · p. 4
callout valuation reveal

"We are excited to own the business at current valuation multiples as we believe there is substantial upside."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 73
callout villain critique

"We believe these connections best position Sportradar to maintain its dominant position in the United States"

Genius Sports Limited · GENI Spruce Point Capital · p. 40
callout villain critique

"We believe the lower barrier to entry is reflective of the low value proposition of partnering with Generac."

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 102
callout ceo quote

"On what grounds are we to believe that loans originated by Carvana perform better than all other auto loans?"

Carvana Co. · CVNA Spruce Point Capital · p. 67
callout thesis headline

"We believe fixing ADP’s competitive position will increase ES’s potential revenue growth from ~4% to 7% – 8%"

callout transition

"With the right leaders in place and with a culture of innovation, we believe Olive Garden will be successful"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 191
callout appendix disclosure

"The creation – not just the identification – of value; we believe Elliott's strength is in catalyzing change"

callout villain critique

"We believe this strategy resulted in a significant shift in business mix that ultimately proved unsuccessful"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 10
callout villain critique

"We believe this represents a significant premium to pay for low-grade technology with limited pricing power."

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. · PWSC Spruce Point Capital · p. 53
callout transition

"With the right leaders in place and with a culture of innovation, we believe Olive Garden will be successful"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 191
callout ceo quote

"We believe that 39% of employees operating as CCTs is not consistent with what the Company has communicated."

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. · IRTC Spruce Point Capital · p. 53
callout villain critique

"We Believe DND’s Nominees Have Presided Over Significant Value Destruction and Drawn the Company Into Crisis"

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 35
callout transition

"There have been several mischaracterizations of our Initial Proposal which we believe need to be cleared up."

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 25
callout section divider

"Stock Promotion vs. Reality: Why We Believe Key Aspects Of The C3.ai Story Are Exaggerated Or Irreconcilable"

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout villain critique

"Like many of its SPAC brethren, we believe HIMS has done all it can to create the illusion of a massive TAM."

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. · HIMS Spruce Point Capital · p. 12
callout other

"We believe HIMS' current structure would not be legal and allowed to operate under such a regulatory regime."

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. · HIMS Spruce Point Capital · p. 33
callout peer gap

"Based on the analysis above, we believe Intuit management’s long-term growth guidance has not been credible."

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 116
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes it is a classic red flag when a Company manipulates its tax rates to achieve earnings."

Stryker Corp. · SYK Spruce Point Capital · p. 32
callout villain critique

"We believe more capacity in oilseed crushing and refining has a negative side-effect on animal feed margins."

Bunge Global SA · BG Spruce Point Capital · p. 26
callout valuation reveal

"We are excited to own the business at current valuation multiples as we believe there is substantial upside."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 73
callout demand list

"We believe the Company should take advantage of the current market conditions to replace its high cost bonds"

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 51
callout villain critique

"We therefore believe the IRS and the investing public should heavily discount and / or totally ignore them."

Sunrun Inc. · RUN Muddy Waters · p. 8
callout demand list

"We believe a multi-step separation would maximize value while enhancing Darden's credit rating and dividend"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 272
callout transition

"We believed there was significant opportunity to improve these companies on a growth + profitability basis."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 3
callout section divider

"7. Doomed by cost: the “magic material” that we believe QS is using is too expensive to ever replace Li-ion"

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 156
callout villain critique

"Given ex-employee color about the actual size of the “complete system,” we believe the slide is fraudulent."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 78
callout demand list

"Over the next few years, we believe Autodesk can meaningfully shrink its share count and grow FCF per share"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 83
callout peer gap

"We believe Fluor is well-positioned, with far fewer competitors for full-service, integrated EPCM contracts"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 15
callout executive summary

"Elliott believes that ACAS could be worth in excess of $23/share, a 61% premium to its current market price"

American Capital, Ltd. · ACAS Elliott Management · p. 6
callout appendix data

"We believe PET applications for water, drinks, and carbonated beverages should be excluded from DNMR’s TAM."

Danimer Scientific · DNMR Muddy Waters · p. 19
callout demand list

"We believe a multi-step separation would maximize value while enhancing Darden's credit rating and dividend"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 272
callout villain critique

"We believe the overpayment was to undisclosed insiders with a history of ripping off minority shareholders."

TMC the metals company Inc. · TMC Bonitas Research · p. 3
callout demand list

"We believe ~35% of the Company’s revenue is tied to high volume / low-margin raw material-indexed contracts"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 221
callout villain critique

"We also believe that companies engaging in such practices are vastly more likely to have something to hide."

New Pacific Metals · NUAG Hindenburg Research · p. 46
callout precedent table

"We believed there was significant opportunity to improve these companies on a growth + profitability basis."

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 3
callout ceo quote

"The insights we gathered are not as "bullish" as the promotional sell-side analysts would have you believe."

Magnite, Inc. · MGNI Spruce Point Capital · p. 35
callout ceo quote

"We believe the new administration will work with Congress to successfully reform Fannie and Freddie (cont.)"

Unknown · p. 53
callout villain critique

"We do not believe this team is qualified to run Xerox, let alone some larger combination of Xerox and Fuji."

Xerox Corporation · XRX Carl Icahn · p. 2
callout ceo quote

"We believe Bunge has struggled in China and does not give a fully transparent view as to what is happening."

Bunge Global SA · BG Spruce Point Capital · p. 37
callout demand list

"Over the next few years, we believe Autodesk can meaningfully shrink its share count and grow FCF per share"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 83
callout valuation reveal

"We believe Zillow’s shares trade at an unwarranted premium to many fundamentally sound internet businesses."

Zillow Group, Inc. · Z Spruce Point Capital · p. 103
callout section divider

"We Believe Investors Are Overlooking Intensifying Competitive Pressure From Private Equity-Backed Platforms"

Limbach Holdings, Inc. · LMB Spruce Point Capital · p. 71
callout peer gap

"We believe the Street is overly bullish on Limbach, highlighted by its unanimous Buy rating on the Company."

Limbach Holdings, Inc. · LMB Spruce Point Capital · p. 81
callout section divider

"We Believe Lightspeed Is A Poor Man’s Shopify And Will See Increased Pressure From Square, Adobe And Amazon"

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. · LSPD Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
callout villain critique

"We believe there is absolutely no way to refute the fact that Globe Teleservices is a related party to INS."

Intelligent Systems Corp · INS Grizzly Research · p. 17
callout process diagram

"We believe GoDaddy should target Adj. EBITDA margins increasing from 28% exiting 2023 to 33%+ exiting 2024"

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 26
callout peer gap

"We believe Fluor is well positioned within the EPCM landscape and should trade at least in line with peers"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 30
callout villain critique

"We believe Huntsman’s claims of beating its 2020 Adjusted EBITDA target is blatantly misleading and false."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 14
callout transition

"Just as with the oil frackers, we believe the most accurate way to measure value is to do a long-term DCF."

CONSOL Energy · CNX Greenlight Capital · p. 47